# King, Washington — #2,760 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.08 of 10. FIPS 53033. Population 2,271,380. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 2,271,400 people live in King, Washington. It ranks #2,760 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #33 of 39 in Washington. The combined sales tax is 10.3%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.76% of a home's value each year, more than in 51% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. On this site's state scores, Washington gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 2 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.34 |  |
| 2A | state | 2.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.67 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 2.27 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.58 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 0.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.20 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.05 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 9.55 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 7.83 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2924 Pierce, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53053.md
- #2410 Kittitas, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53037.md
- #2478 Chelan, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53007.md
- #2637 Snohomish, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53061.md
- #2970 Yakima, Washington — https://libertymoving.org/counties/53077.md

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